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地藏菩薩

简地藏菩萨 · 繁地藏菩薩

Mandarin · pinyin Dì zàng Pú sà

Kṣitigarbha Bodhisattva, the Bodhisattva of the Great Vow (to save all souls before accepting Bodhi)
also translated Earth Treasury, Earth Womb, or Earth Store Bodhisattva

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地: de · dì · earth; soil, ground; region
藏: cáng · hide, conceal; hoard, store up
菩: pú · herb, aromatic plant
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萨: sà · Buddhist gods or immortals

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4–4–2–4 · Di4 zang4 Pu2 sa4

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